It was intended to be a one-day youth soccer clinic in southern West Virginia. But before it was over, a 220-mile trip from Morgantown to Welch became much more than just kicks for West Virginia University athletes, students and leaders.
Within hours of learning about flooding in southern West Virginia last year, the WVU community sprang into action, and is still working on recovery projects in the flood-damaged region as we approach the first anniversary of the devastating event.
West Virginia’s ability to provide efficient energy for industry could create thousands of skilled jobs and help secure the state’s economic future.
Inside the beltway, West Virginia University President Gordon Gee delivered a call for changing the dialogue and working together to fix the problems plaguing the Mountain State. Gee, speaking Tuesday (June 6) at the 39th annual WVU Alumni Luncheon on Capitol Hill, said, "Today, we can either stack hands to create new solutions – or we can stand in silos and continue to struggle. I choose stacking hands."
West Virginia University President Gordon Gee will take the helm as chair of the Big 12 Board of Directors Executive Committee for the 2017-18 year starting July 1.
In a letter to West Virginia University faculty, students today (June 1), President Gordon Gee said "profound and far-reaching" cuts to federal support of medical and scientific research threaten efforts to build "a strong economy and sound future."
Five new members will be inducted Saturday into the Order of Vandalia, the highest honor for service to West Virginia University. The five possess a variety of talents and professional backgrounds, but share a common love for the University as demonstrated by their many contributions to its mission.
Led by President Gordon Gee, West Virginia University representatives return to the nation’s capital June 6 for the annual luncheon on Capitol Hill.
With the Class of 2017 only recently making its departure from West Virginia University, a new freshman class began forming Tuesday (May 16) with the announcement of the next group of five WVU Foundation Scholars, the highest academic scholarship the University awards.
Nothing could stand in the way of more than 4,500 West Virginia University students earning their rite of passage this Commencement weekend (May 12-14).